D.C. Code § 51-151
Appropriations for the District of Columbia shall be available for payment by the District of Columbia of its contributions as an employer, in accordance with the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter.
June 28, 1944, 58 Stat. 530, ch. 300, § 2
1973 Ed., § 46-303a.
1981 Ed., § 46-104.